Memphis · the midpoint
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Meet halfway between New Orleans and Omaha
The fair place to meet is Memphis, TN — the city closest to the midpoint of New Orleans and Omaha. From the farther side that’s about 11 hr 6 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Memphis, TN
From New Orleans
7 hr 32 min
359 mi to Memphis
From Omaha
11 hr 6 min
529 mi to Memphis
New Orleans has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 3 hr 34 min. The alternatives below can even it out. New Orleans and Omaha are about 847 miles apart.
More meetups from New Orleans
Meeting in Memphis
New Orleans and Omaha are about 847 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Memphis, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 7 hr 32 min of driving on the New Orleans side and 11 hr 6 min on the Omaha side — the fairest single meeting point among the cities near the middle.
Over this distance most people will fly rather than drive the whole way. Memphis still makes a fair, central place for New Orleans and Omaha to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Memphis doesn't have what you're after, Oklahoma City and Kansas City are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between New Orleans and Omaha.
About the cities
New Orleans
New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Read more →
Omaha
Omaha is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about 10 mi (15 km) north of the mouth of the Platte River. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between New Orleans and Omaha?
- Memphis, TN is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 847 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 11 hr 6 min from the farther city to Memphis.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.